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Mena AE = Pm AIC na Re Sede ~ \ Le dott RHE DR, AN BSG ACR LN aA Ar Sth HRT nam Suggestions deserve further consideration Travelling on foot via the Port Perry sidewalks this time of year is a treacherous and hazardous experience, This is the case not only on -the 'residential streets but. at times on the main thoroughfare as well.'Packed snow and patches of unsalted, unsanded ice make walking difficult for: most. For the elderly, it must be almost an im- possibility. ; The question of snow removal on the Village sidewalks has heen discussed at some length at recent meetings of Council. Despite the fact that there is a by-law on the books whéreby residents are responsible for snow removal on sidewalks in front of their property, .the general feeling from Council Is that forcing people to adhere to this by- law is not an easy thing to do. For reasons of age or ill health; some citizens are physically unable to shovel snow. Some may find it financially impossible to pay somebody to keep the sidewalk clear. Others who are physically able to shovel snow may take the attitude "if my neighbour won't shovel his sidewalk, why should | shovel mine." 'And possibly these people have got a point. In any event, attempts to enforce the by-law to 'the letter could be a nasty experience, certainly not conducive to good public relations. And likewise the condition of the sidewalks leaves something to : be desired. At a recent meeting of Council, Reeve Robert Kenny "suggested that the Village consider: un- + _.dertaking sidewalk snow. removal, For. the above * mentioned reasons, the suggestion is a good one, and 'deserves consideration. If the Village could keep the sidewalks clean, the problems would be -resolved. But there are considerations; such as who would . be responsible should a citizen fall on a sidewalk and break-an arm or a leg. It is partly because ef possible legal ramifications that Toronto's Executive Council has ruled against cleaning snow for senior citizens. But there must be some way of - eliminating any liability against the Village. And also there would be a cost factor. Cleahing sidewalks requires men and machinery, and ap- :parently machinery used for this purpose is quite sophisticated. There is cost involved with any public service. But, if it is determined that a public 'service is.a needed one, and there is ample reason to believe that sidewalk snow removal is needed, then the cost should be met in the same manner that * all public service costs are met. PORT PERRY STAR COMPANY, LIMITED ~~ NE MN pelt, 5 ou): ne rar Wa Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher - Editor JOHN B. McCLELLAND, Associate Editor WM. T. HARRISON, Plant Manager. [3 . Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assiciation Published every Wednesday by The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class maill by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0266 Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr., Elsewhere $6.00 per year. = Single Copy 10é __had superb _ entertainment, PAGWOOD, YOURE ALL HEART WHEN |T COMES TO THE HEART ~~ FN =a 9 AMILEY BilLLg DUGAR "AND _© King Features Syndient, | Inc. FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH i A lot of people would give their eye-teeth for-some free publicity -in- this ¢olumn for whatever they're selling. In fact, 1 have a large case of :mounted eye:teeth which 1 : haven't-bothered" returning. For once, I'll make an exception. In this case, it's a plug for a television series. I'm not-much 'of*a= TV. hound: Most of the = content' is aimed at the 12-year-old" men: tality; and this is an insult to a bright 12- year-old. Three BBC series, however, were well. done enough to interest me. They were The Wives of Henry VIII, this year's Elizabeth R, and The Forsyte Saga. In-each case we violence, off-colour jokes and utter inanity which characterize so many well-known and avidly followed shows. I might add that one reason they appealed to me was that they were not trying to be "significant", merely good drama. I remember saying to my wife, diming the span of the Forsyte family, "Wouldn't the Jalna novels make a wonderful series?" She agreed, whereupon. -I-put-a-nick-in---the -- doorpost. I do this every time she agrees with me, There are three nicks there now. Of course, we've only had this house for ten years. Now we have it. A Canadian series, produced by the CBC, which can turn out lirst-class stuff when the creative people manage to wiggle out from under the meaty, far-from-green thumbs of ministrators. The Jalna series. - Mazo de la' Roche, creator of the Jalna novels, will Shakespeare or Dickens. But she was an excellent craftswoman, with a shrewd knowledge of the reading public, able to blend romanticism and realism into a mixture that had a universal appeal. It was the-same old story. Practically unknown in Canada, she 'submitted her novel Jalna to a U.S. contest and won the Atlantic Monthly prize of $10,000 (I believe), for best novel of the year. She had found a rich vein of gold. Like Ian Eleming, who wrote the James Bond non- sense, and that character who churns out the Carry On Doctor stuff, she mined. her - lode to the depths, extracting every last nugget, and even panning for grains toward the end. Don't mistake me; she was a far better writer than the others mentioned. The novels deal with a large, extremely complex family, the Whiteoaks, living on a big farm near Lake Ontario, and it cogers several generations, Our pioneer ancestors were about as "without the © pistol. the ad- never. be ranked with - much like the Whiteoaks as Pierre Trudeau is like me. And Jalna is about as real in rural 19th-century Canada as Camelot was in the barbaric dark ages. But this is part of the charm. They're escape novels, in the best sense of the word. Yet, the author creates characters who are not only attractive but 'memorable, And the love-hate relationships 'within the family are believable, because they are familiar. I predict a run on the Jalna novels, if the 'TV series is any good. Regardless, treat yourself. They are available in.most public libraries, A little incident during the war proved to "me that, despite their regionalism, the "novels have an international appeal. It was about May 2nd, 1945. The Russians had just 'liberated our prison camp. They .were pretty drunk and disorderly, still celebrating - May 1st, one of their big holidays, and they let us out for the evening. (Next day they locked us all up again.) But we had one glorious spring evening of freedom. I set off for the little town near the "camp with Nils Jorgenson, a "huge Nor- wegian who spoke German. We watched the Russians still pouring into the town, a motley. and colourful crew. I remember a huge Cossack-lookirig type, with vast moustaches, riding a stallion. Slung over one shoulder 'was a,ahachine- Dangling from his saddle®was a balalaika. On his other shoulder perched a tiny monkey. So help me! We drifted into town, watched the Yanks picking up German girls, or trying to. We saw a big house, sef back among the trees. Went up and knocked, out of curiosity. A frightened old woman finally opened the door a crack. Nils spoke gently. to her in German. She scuttled away. After a few moments, a stately, white-haired lady with great poise appeared, and imperiously demanded to know what we wanted. Nils said we were just visiting, told her we were P.O.W.S.'s, a- Norwegian and a Canadian. : She. turned to me, and in stiltéd but grammatical English, asked eagerly, "You ' know ze Vhiteoaks of Jalna?" I confessed that I didn't know them per- sonally, but we had a livel, conversation about Rennie, the old uncles, "Finch, and the other characters, followed by a cup of ersatz coffee. Just a little incident, but one I'll never forget. All this free publicity should gratify the CBC. But I warn them that if the series is rotten, I shall sear them, scorch them, fry them, and boil them in their own oil. 'third: _vice pres.; ~ Liicas, sec-treas. 50 YEARS AGO. i Thursday, January 26, 1922 ¢ Miss Grace Rose of Port Perry «was one of 'three Ontario County 'High School students to receive a Carter Scholarship in the amount of "A former principal of Port Perry Public. School, AE. Garbutt has been appointed secretary of 'the Oshawa -board-of Education, The report from the annual meeting of Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Agricultural Society states the "association is in much better - financial cir- cumstances. The officers _ from last year were re- elected: George Smith, president; R.M. Holtby, first vice pres.; Lawson Honey, second vice pres.; F.A. Kent, 'Hugh 25 YEARS AGO, Thursday, January 23, 1947» Dr, M.B. Dymond is in Toronto this week attending Xa post-graduate course of lectures on 'Fractures and Traumatic Surgery," given by the eminent Sir 'Reginald Watson-Jones, from London, England, one of the World's - ~ outstanding: orthopedic surgeons. "The "reeve "announcea ' an Old Home Week is being considered to celebrate the 75th year of Port Perry's incorporation. = (Editer's remark It looks like the 'Village fathers were wrong in 1947 or could it be those representing. the Village in 1971? If: 75 years celebrations -were held in ® 1947, Port Perry celebrated Centennial one year too carly.) Nie 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, Janvary 24, 1957 The following executive * was elected to be responsible for the operation of Port Perry Junior Farmers for 1957. 'Ted Lamb, past president; Wes johnson, president; 'Bill Stewart, vice president; Jim. Aird, secretary; 'John Lsask, treasurer. Mr. Frank Godley, District representative of the Canada 'Life Assurance Co., was honoured guest at a banquet in Peterborough, when he received the "Man-of-the- Year" award of the Peter-- borough Branch of Canada Life. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 25,1952 . Dr. D.C. Christie was elected president of the Port Perry, Reach 'and Scugog Agricultural Society for 1962. Also elected to the executive were Frank Honey, first vice pres.; Clarence: Carter, second Vice, and- Fred Lamb, sec.-treas. A.R. Johns; past president. For his dedicated service to hockey as well as. baseball, Joe Fowler was ' -honoured during Minor Hockey Week. He received a plaque from 0.M.H.A presented by Mr. Gordon Hawes, Whitby and a gold trophy presented to him by farmous hockey star Carl Brewer on behalf of Port g 'Perry Hockey Association. o